Town government · Somerset County, ME

Highland Plantation's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Highland Plantation took in $486 thousand and spent $220 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Town taxes40%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

59%

of Highland Plantation's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
40%$196 thousand

State tax money59%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
59%$285 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Sent to other local governments11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%All other spending10%

What stands out

11%

of Highland Plantation's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$50 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$24 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Schools and colleges
6.4%$14 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Highland Plantation. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Highland Plantation itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.